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Monique and Philip Lehner Professor for the Study of Latin America, Professor of Biology, Curator of Entomology in the Museum of Comparative ZoologyDirector, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American StudiesFaculty Dean of Leverett House of Harvard College

We are generally interested in whether the diversity of species on earth is a cause or consequence of the diversity of roles...

Gary is an environmental biologist and MCZ Associate, specializing in ants. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard in 1981 and has been conducting field studies on the ants of New England since 1990.... Read more about Gary Alpert

Before pursuing my PhD at Harvard, my background had been largely focused on examining various ecological processes throughout the natural world. As an undergraduate at Cornell University, I completed a degree in Natural Resources with a focus on applied ecology. During my time at Cornell, an internship at Harvard Forest sparked my love of insects.... Read more about Alyssa Hernandez

I am an evolutionary biologist with a strong interest in the use of molecular phylogenies as a tool to understand biogeographical and evolutionary processes in time and space. Most of my research so far has been on the ecology and systematics of aquatic non-biting midges (Diptera: Chironomidae) in the Neotropics.... Read more about Fabio Laurindo da Silva

I am generally interested in understanding the origins of the spectacular insect diversity. For my thesis work, I am studying a little-known but very promising system of insect herbivores and their host plants: palms and their flower visitors.... Read more about Bruno A. Souza de Medeiros